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Direct linkMallett, Shelley; Rosenthal, Doreen; Keys, Deborah – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
Young people who experience homelessness, in Australia and in other western contexts (US, Canada, England), are widely perceived to use and abuse alcohol and drugs. The available research indicates that homeless young people use all drug types, whether injected or otherwise, more frequently than their home-based peers. Debate exists in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Homeless People, Drinking
